Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
82
79
58
57
61
63
90
90
66
67
46
44
28
27
16
15
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14PM1.81m
10:37AM1.73m
11:02PM1.75m
11:25AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.11m
4:40PM0.17m
5:11AM0.13m
5:25PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
10
7
6
5
5
7
12
14
12
9
Feels °C
2
2
1
2
3
5
8
5
3
2
1
1
3
7
9
8
4
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